Sir Alex Ferguson has vowed that his newly-crowned champions’ season won’t peter out despite United’s title winners blowing the chance of a record-breaking points haul.

The 1-1 draw with Arsenal at the Emirates means Chelsea’s 2005 Premier League winners will keep their mantle as the biggest points winners with 95.

The Reds will fall a point short of that if they win their remaining three matches against Chelsea, Swansea and West Bromwich Albion.

The final two matches against the Welsh outfit and the Midlanders will be dead rubbers but Chelsea, who visit Old Trafford this Sunday, are in a battle for a Champions League spot in the final reckoning.

And Fergie says United won’t let up when Rafa Benitez’s side come to Manchester.

“We have got Chelsea and they are fighting for a Champions League place, and we have to honour the rest of the teams who are trying to get there, like we did against Arsenal,” said the United boss.

“Nobody could say we relaxed too much, I thought we had the edge in the second half.

“If we had taken one or two of our chances we would have won comfortably. We always looked a bigger threat, but that’s not to take away from Arsenal. They worked their socks off.

“We had some good headers in the first half, the goalkeeper has made a great save from one of them and Phil (Jones) has missed the other two.

“In the second half Wayne (Rooney) had a chance with a header, and time and again the final ball let us down.

“At the end of the day we were the team making the chances. Credit to Arsenal, they kept fighting which is what we expected.

“Apart from the Walcott goal, they did not really make any chances. We had all the chances. We were the team looking to win it.

“Once we started getting some momentum going and a bit of heart, we looked like the team to win.”

It wasn’t quite the Gunners-United feisty clashes of old but Arsenal certainly got amongst the champions.

Still, it was United who ended up with more names in referee Phil Dowd’s book. At the final count Phil Jones, Rafael, Robin Van Persie, Jonny Evans and Antonio Valencia earned yellow cards.

But Fergie insisted Dowd got it wrong.

“I thought the referee found it difficult and the game was running away from him,” added the Reds boss.

“I don’t think you can complain about their aggression. But in the first 20 minutes I think we were surprised at some of their aggression and tackles.

“Arsenal set off at a fantastic pace, very aggressive and a lot of tackles and I think that the referee just couldn’t keep up.

“When we have a foul he’s booked us right away. We had five players booked. We have one of the best disciplinary records in the country.

“For Manchester United to have five players booked, I don’t think that right.”

However, Wenger defended Arsenal’s commitment.

“From the first to the last minute it was two teams giving absolutely everything to win,” said the Gunners boss.

Wenger had called on the Arsenal fans to show respect to former player van Persie on what was his first return to his former club but the United striker was booed throughout the game.

“It’s disappointing that, when you come back, you get real aggression from the fans,” Wenger said.